daaq

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *zaak’- (“to eat up”). Compare Blin jéc (“drink”), Qimant ጅኽ (ǧax, “drink”), Awngi ዝቕ (zəq, “drink”).

Cognate with Maay daaqow, Garre daaq, Jiiddu daaqaal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ̂ːq/
• Hyphenation: daaq

Verb

dàaq (causative daaji, passive daaqan, middle daaqo)

1. (ambitransitive) graze

Inflection

Conjugation of daaq

Infinitive		daaqi
present participle		daaqid
		simple			independent
		present	past	future	past
singular
	1st	daaqaa	daaqay	daaqi doonaa	daaqay
	2nd	daaqdaa	daaqday	daaqi doontaa	daaqday
	3rd	daaqaa	daaqay	daaqi doonaa	daaq
		daaqdaa	daaqday	daaqi doontaa	daaqday
plural
	1st	daaqnaa	daaqnay	daaqi doonnaa	daaqnay
	2nd	daaqdaan	daaqdeen	daaqi doontaan	daaqde
	3rd	daaqaan	daaqeen	daaqi doonaan	daaqe

References

• “daaq”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaaliga, 2012
• Reinisch, Leo (1902), Die Somali-Sprache (in German), volume 2, Wien, Austria, page 107